The Sun. — London, England, 1826-01-11 00:00:00

From the LONDON GdZETTE, Jan. 9. iw THE KINtI.--A PItOCJ4A%IATION. VZOltti F.: R. Whereas by an Act, passed in the last session of Parliament, emitted." An Act to provide for, the steeimilation of the cur. rency and monies of account throughout the United Kingdom of °seat Britain and Ireland," it is, amongst other things, en aeteel . that from and after such day, after • the commencement of the said Act, as shall be named and appointed in and by any prOdurnatiOn which shall be male and issued for that pur pose by his Majeaty, by and with the advice of his Privy Council in Great Britain, anti by the Lord Lieutenant or other `Chief Governor or Governor`; of Ireland, by and with the ad vice of his Majesty's Privy Council in Ireland, the several silver and gold coins of Great Britain shall circulate and be current in Ireland at the same nominal as well as real value as in other parts of the United Kingdom, and shall be taken, paid, accepted, anti computed as representing and di vitibie into the like number of pence, and as representing the,kke nominal sum of money as such coins are respective fy current for and are divisible into and do represent in Great Britain, and not as current for or WI representing or divisible into any greater number of pence, or as representing any greater seminal sum of money than the same are current for or,are di. visible into or do represent in Great Britain; that is to say — the British silver sixpence shall circulate, and shall be taken, aecePted, paid, and comanted as current for and divisible into and representing six pence only, and net six pence and one halfpenny ; the British silver shilling as twelve pence, and not as thirteen pence ; the British silver half-crown piece as thirty pence or two shillings anti sixpence, and not as thirty-two pence and one halfpenny or us two shillings and eight pence helfpenny ; the British silver crown piece as Sixty pence or five shillings, and not as sixty-five pence or five shillings and ive pence; the British gold coin of half sovereign as one hundred and twenty pence or ten shillings, : and not as one hundred and thirty pence or ten shillings and ten pence; the British gold coin 9f a half guinea as one hundred and twenty. .pence or. ten shillings and six pence, and not as one hundred and thirty.six pence and one halfpenny or eleven shillings and four pence halfpenny ; the British gold coin of a sovereign as two hundred and forty pence or twenty shillings • or one pound, and not as two hundred and sixty pence or one ,pound one shilling and eight pence ; the British gold coin of a guinea as two hundred and fifty-two pence or one pound and one shilling, and not as two hundred and seventy-three pence or one pound two shillings and nine pence; and the British gold coin of a double sovereign as thur hundred and eighty pence or forty shillings, or two pounds, and not as five hundred and twenty pence or two pounds three shillings and four pence ; any law, statute, usage, or custont in force in Ireland, at any time before the passing or commencement of the said Act, to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding. We have, therefore, thought fit,by and with the advice of our Privy Councilao issue this Proclamation; and we do hereby name and appoint, that the several silver and gold coins of Great Britain shall, from and after the fifth day of January next, circulate and be current in Ireland at the same nominal as well as real value as in other parts of the United Kingdom, and shall be taken, paid, accepted, and computed as representing laud divisible into the like number of pence, and as representing the like nominal sum of money as. such coins. are respectively current for anti are divisible into anti do represent in Great Bri tain, and not as current for M. as representing or divisible into 4 9y greater number of pence, or as representing any greater no. urinal sum of money titan the same are current for or are divi sible into, or do represent in Great Britain. Given at our Court nt Carlton Houle, the twentieth day of Ile,Nanber, 0113 thousand eight hundred and twenty-flee, and in the sixth yeai of our reign. Gon save the Kt !tn. -CIRCUITS OF T 111; COII.IIIBSIONEIIS FOR VIE ItE1,11:1? OF' INzioLVENT DEBTOR& SPRANG CIRCUIT.-1826. BOUTIIT:11:4 CIRCUIT. .ti. R. REYNOI.Dst, Esq., Chief Commissioner. Berkshire—Reatliag and Borough, Tuesday, Eehruary 14. Oxfortishire—OxtOrd awl City, Thursday, February, 16. Worcestershire—Worcester and City, Saturday, February 111. Herefordshire--llcrefold and City, Tuesday, February 21. Alonniouthaltire--Alentuouth, Thursday, February 23. (iloucestershire—Cloncemer and City., Saturday, February 25. Oloucestershire— Bristol, Tuesday, Fitbruary 20. Sornersetithire—Bath, Friday, March 3. Sontersetaltire—Taunton, Monday, March 6. Devonshire—Exeter.and City, Thurad ty, March 9. Cornwall—Botlanin, cnday, March 13. Peronshire—Plyinouth, Wednesday, March 15. Dorsetshire—Dorchester„ Saturday, March 10. Wiltshire—Salisbury, Monday, March 20. flarnpshire—Wittchc?;ter, Wednesday, March 22. Ifunpshire—Southatnittnn, Thursday, March 23. riuvanc--Horaltain, S.ttordriy, March Vo. Kent—Dover, Tucmlay, 31arch 28. Kent—Maidstone, Thursday, March 31). Nutt:rum:lw .culcurr. BowEN, Esq., Commissioner. itutlandsiiire—Oakliaoi, Wednesday, February hi. Perbyshire—Daby and Borough, Thursday, February 10. N6ttitigitainaldre--Nottiligh4m and Town, Friday, Feb, 17. awl City, Monday, February 20. Yorkshire—Wakeiield, Thur'sday, February 23. Yorkshire--Kingston-upon-llull, Wednesday, March 1. 1 /01kshire--Yorkand City, Friday, ,11arch 3. Yorkshire—Richmond, Tuesday, March 7. Durham—Durham, Thursday, March 9. .Northaniberland 7 -Newcastiedipon,Tyne and Town, Saturday, March 11. Nur.thumberland--11erwick-upon-Twced, Wednesday, March Friday. Mart:lll7. ‘Vestworelantl--lich,ll,l„ Tuoday, 51arch 21. Lancashire-.-Lancaster, Thursday, March 23. leaticashire-L..Liverpool, Thursday, March 30. Cheshire—Cheater and City,llionility, April 3. 1$11111,A,N1) CIRCUIT. W. J. I,Aw, Coinlnimioner. iferifordshireLllertliird, S,iturilay, Feb. 11. FA , 4%t X. —Cite! , 310n41;iy, Feb. 13. Etsicac,—Culclicstcr, Tit,..tl,ly, Feb. 14. Salta -Ipswich u:;d Borough, IVednesday, Feb. IS. Slitrulk—Ritry St. Edmunds and Borough, Friday, Feb. 17. Nortolh—Yaritioudi,,Monday, February 20. Ncrfolk—Norwich and Lay, Tuesday, February 21. Nortilk-44nn, Thursday, February 23. Cambridgeshire-1;1y, Friday, February 24. ittithtidgeshirc.-I.4.l»hridge and Town, Saturday, Feb. 25. liorthamlitonsiiire.r—Peterborottgli. Monday, February 27.: JT nitirtgdonshire—lititingtion, 'Wednesday, Murcia 1. Bedfordshire—Bedford, Friday, March 3. Northatnpumbltire--Northampui, Saturday, March 4. Leicestershire—Leicester, Alunday .51arch b. titatfortithire-4,itchfield, Weihmsdity, March fl Thursday, March 9. Slitopshire--Shrewsbiliy, Monday, March 13. Warwickiihire—Coventry, 'Wednesday, March 15. Warwickshire—AVarwick, Thursday, March 16. Butikingliatnibbire—ilyksbury., Monday, March 20. LNI,A4GED 'r. Maltby #iiart. F3uekland, Gutter-lane, lace-merchant, frau Jaz,. 3 to Jan. `l4. BA.NKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. IL Lewis, Newport, Alontn KRU outl mPTbir S. e, tAllow..rhantller. BAN Porter, NOM) Lopham; Norfolk, banker ' to surrender Jan. 30, 31, Feb. 21, at the Solo lon g Norfolk. Solicitor, 111 r. Nelson, milmap-street, Iledford-row. S. llouldaworth, Royton, I,4neashire, cotton manufacturer, Feb. 3, 4, 21, at the Royal Hotel and New Bridgewater Arms Inn, 141imcbcuter. Solicitors, Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, -sad Faulkner Lledford-row. W. and W. In, elow, Boston, bankers, Feb. 2,3, 21, at the, Peacock Inn, Boston. Solicitors, Alcsbrs. Stocker and Daw• son, New Boswell -court, Lincoln's Inn. 11'. Groves, AVorthing. cabinet-maker, Jan. 20,21, Feb. 21, at the Steyne Hotel, Worthing. Solicitors, Meaars. Ililiirr and Lewis, Temple-lane- Shepard, Frome-Selwood,.Somersetslilre, clothier, Jan. 24; 1?&). 21, M the office of I%b'. Mcssiter, irome Selwood. Solicitor, Mr. Williams, lted Lion-square. J. Clementson, Angel-court, St. Martin's-le-Grand, silver caster, Jan. 17, 24, eb. 21, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basing hall-street. Solicitors, Messrs. Fuirthorne, Lofty and Gates, King-street, Cheapside. A. Davis and G. Howell, Cheltenham, plumbers, Feb. 3,4, 21, at the Regent Hotel, Cheltenham. Solicitor, Mr. King, Il atcon-garden. A. Constantine, Bolton, shopkeeper, Feb. 0,7, 21, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Solicitors, 'Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row. J. J. Baylis, Leeds, commission-agent, Jan. 23, 24, Feb.2l, at the Court house, Leeds. Solicitor, Messrs. Battye, Fisher, and Sudlow, Chancery-lane. 11. Joll, Hadlow-street, Burton -crescent, carpenter, Jan. 14, 21, Feb. 21, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghallstreet. Solicitors, Messrs. Stevens and Wood, Little bt. Thomas Apostle, .1. S. Meikleitam and It. Itees, Devonshire-street, St. Mary lebone, upholsterers, Jan. 17, 211, Feb. 21, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitors, Mr. Knight, High-street, Kensington, or Mr. Popkin, Dean -street, Soho. J. W. Wells, Cambridge-terrace, Islington, builder,Jun. 17, 211, Feb. 21, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. So. licitor, Mr. Robinson, IlalfMoon-street, W. Cubbidge, We Wycombe, paper-maker, Jan. 17, 24, Feb. 21, at the Bankrupts' Court, litisingliall•street, Mr. Fox, us tintriars. . W. Pike, Bristol, dealer, Jan. 19, 29, Feb. 21, at the White Lion Inn, Bristol. Solicitor, 11r. Jeyes, Chancery -lane. llollock, 'f. Nash, W. Searle, and 'F. ' Nash jun., Cambridge, bankers, Jan. Id, 19, Feb. 21, at the Eag le Inn, Cambridge. Solicitor, Mr. Allan, Clifford's-inn. . 1 . Zeller, Charles-street, Covent-garden, copper-plate printer, Jan. 17, 24, Feb. 21, at the Bankrupt's Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Dignain, Newman -street, Oxford-street. J. Edenborough, 'l'. Chittenden, and T. Bartlett, Queen street, Clicapside, warehouseinen, Jan. 17, 24, Feb, 21, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Tit leartl, Old .Jewry. G. Wilkie, East Pole Farm, Edmonton, farmer, Jan, 17, 21, Feb. 21, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. So licitors,MCSSrti. Clare, Dickenson, and Ogle, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. W. Perrin, Chatham, grocer, Jan. 14, 24, Feb. 21, at the Bankrupts' Court, Businghall-street. Solicitors, If easrs, Amo ry and Coles, Throgniorton-street. E. A. Waugh, Ironmonger-lane, cloth-factor, Jan, 17, 21, Feb. 21, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-strect. Solici tors, Messrs. Jay and Bytes, ray's-inn-place, Gray's-inn. DIVIDENDS. Jan. 91, T. Parkes, Fenchurch-street, mill-manufacturer —Jan. 31, G. Dighton, Rochester, draper--Feb. , I, 11. Mager, New-road, St. George's, Middlesex, sugar baker—Feb. 3, E. Smith ' Birmingham, bat manufact urer —F e b. 0, J. Th or p e , sen., Cheadle, Cheshire, calico printer—Feb. 6, 'l'. Gar. side, Stockport, cotton spinner.. Feb.. 1, J. Leach, Man cheater, merchant—Feb. 8, It. E. Stuart, Portsea, upholsterer —Feb. 10, A. Salisbury, Windsor, and D. Salisbury, Not tit Thant, drapers. CERTIFICATES, Jan. 31. W. Pearman, Euston -street, Euston-square, music sAler B. Kirk, Manchester, cotton merchant—C. S. Gilbert, I),von port, chymist—J. Brunton, Southwick, Durham, shipbuilder —W. Aspinall, Sutelee-wood-bottom, Yorkshire, stone mer chant—J. Bowdon, Alancheiater, merchant-11. Chittenden, Ashford, house. .carpenter—C. Smith, Cranborne-street, Lei co:der-square, silk mercer—L. B. Sapio, Alpha Cottages, Re gent's Park, music seller.—W. Alexander, Finch-lane, Corn. hill, merchant—T. Gregory, Biding, bookseller—S. Filbey, Harlesdon Green, Narrow-road, bricklayer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. A. Guy and E. Michell, Chipperiltam, Wiltshire, attornica —T. Barrett and T. Blackshaw, Alacclesfield, Cheshire, corn dealers—J. M. Gardner and 0. Harding, Liverpool, wine-mer chants—J. and C. F. Gotthardt, wakefield, woolstaplers.--V. Herbert and J. Roue, High Holborn, auctioneers—l, Taylor, J. Green, and J. Harrison, Nottingham, twist net machine. makers—J. Scott and NV. Baxter, AVigton, Cumberland, dyers —W. Vachell and D. Bees, Cardiff, Glumorganahire, druggists —NV. Watson & It. Jones, Crickhowell, Breconshire, plumbers —E. Bacon, Sutton, flonnington, Nottinghamshire, NV. Situp. I kin, Loughborough, Leicestershire, & G. Bacon, Nottingham. lace machine-makers, safer us regard s W.Simpkin—S. M itchel W. Jessop, W. 11. Baden, & G. and E. Al ariulen, Alilne and J. Turner, Longbottom, Yorkshire, woollen-mer chants—T. %V. Cutgreave and R. Millar, Upper Thames-street dry salters—J. Croxton and . F. Lucas, Oswestry, Shropshire, woollen drapers—H. Flower and T. iVaterfield, Derby, chy... Mists—J. t'acey and 0. B. Colley, Butterwick, Lincolnshire, common brewers---J. Baldwin, N. Isaac, sen., T. Maitland; and N. Isaac, jun., Marshfield, Gloucestershire, bankers—A. and J. It. Corbett and J. Hallam Friday-street, - merchants -G. Simpson, %V. Chadwick, a nd W. 11. Simpson, St. Mar. tin's-lane, woollen drapers—T., W., and O. Billstn, Mar. shall-street, (;olden-square, carpenters—F. Blackburn - and: R. Paradise.row, Chelsea, shocim.kdrs-2.5.- lineman' and %V. 11, Bellamy"lermyn-street, St. James's, solicitors__ J. and J. Lathy, Leeds, whitesmitho —S. Slingsby and .1. Rhodes, Chempaide, warehousemen—W. Clark and J. Heart., St. John's-lane, Clerkenwell, joiners—J. IVright and 11. Law. son, Eton 'l - own Wharf, Buckinghamshire, coal tiler. chants—W. It. Carden and D. Bowly, Tower Royal arid Budge row, provision agents—T. Barnard and F. Great, Bedford, bankers—J. Capey and C. -Aleeking;• Crawford street., en drapers—J. Alawdsley and J. Leather, Liverpool, carteW:e. Key R zar and . Tyrer, Liverpool, timber dealera-- D. rarkki. and J. Gylhy, East Retford, Nottinghamshire, lime merchants—T. and T. Parker, and D. James, Minories, woollen drapers—M. Gregton and E. Bury, Liverp oo l, m ill sawyers..W.;• Brydon and D. Mackenzie; Cornhill, tt inile.sale druggists—N. Take and 1. Jackson, Great Dunmow, Essex, atturnter ._,l. Brantley, and J. Wrigglesworth, Leedtt, grocers —J. Bushell and E. Hall, Manchester, spindle makers—T. and J. Barton, Old Broad , street, wine merchants—T. Hannah and W. Hall, Liverpool, chymistts—E. Bailey and It. Sanders, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square—C. and Al. N. Campbell , and J. J. Gibb, Glasgow—G. Ring and T. Simcock, Bridge road, Lambeth, linen drapers—Al. A. Nattall and T. Looihe, jun., Tavistock..street, Covent-garden, booksellers J. Henarood and J. Jcpon, Sculcoatett...--Yorkshire, pain. tees---C. H. Harrod and W. %%Inking, High-street, Southwark, linen-drapers—A. F. and C. Staples, New court' O l d Baileys sugar refiners—NV. and T. Helmsley, Mel. bourne, Derbyshire, tallow chandlers—E. Roberts and L. Clack, Dutiars.lane, Hornsey.road, brickmakers—W. Hut. chinson, T. and J. Robinson, end It. Biddle, Hyson-greens ,Nottinghamshire, lace manufacturers:--.T. Young - amt T. Smith, East India-road, Poplar, shipwrights.-4. Goodwin, J. Taylor, C. Shaw, and E. Orton, lame-Entl. Staffordshire, manufacturers of earthenware—P. Wiggins, J. Herbert, and C. Wiggins Bury-street, St. M a ry- axe , machine rulers—S. Bond, It. Ifornbuckle, and J. F. ehurton, Beaumont-street, St. Murylebone, wine merchants—J. Ituwbat, It. Kemp, und G. Sugget, Barbie:in; merchants. ANECDOTE 011 MADAME DE CDA ft Liam Y.—A French gentleman, had been in the gallery at an Opera in Pads, and sitting near a fine lady whom, being dressed us he t ho ught a little too. gay for that part of the house, he took for a,frlle dejoy, and accosted with all the Freedom used to women of that character. She gave herself no pains to undeceive hint, but would not sulfer him to ut. tend her home, us he expected to have Some days after, happening to see her going into ,Court, attended by a great number of pages and foOttnen, he asked a person who stood near who that lady was, and wus answereal, Madame de Charleroy, one of the Princesses of the blood.— Ashamed of his former behaviour to her, he was sculkieg away as fast as he could, but her pene trating eyes immediately discovered tier would have tieen gallant; and directinghiA to be called buck, " What, Mon s ieur," said blie, 44 is tlrc lady 1/oi4 entertained with so much free dom at the Opera, alert nights since, not worth, a single salute "0, Madame," returned he, with an admirable presence of wind. " in l'aradisi We were on an equaliti,but now I know the respect due to Madame Charleroy !" on. which she laughed, and Owned th e bl ame wa s wholly her own, for indulging ,a f ro li c w hi c h curr i e d h e r t o, it place where she could :be so little expected to be found. SURREY QUARTER SESSONS. NEWINGTON COURT-HOUSE, JAL 10. This day these Sessions commenced at Newington. A very full attendance of Magistrates was observable, it being the day for the disposal of the great mass of general county business, and also of several motions, of the discussion of which long notice had been given. The Grand Jury were sworn, and the usual proclamatto read. The Chairman (Mr. ScittvEx) brie charged, thvGrantt Jury. He congratulated them on the lig tneas of the calendar,' which he attributed to the moral efforts of the middling classes of society to prevent and suppress by wholesome example the prcvaleace of crime. lie also strongly impressed upon their attention the propriety and necessity of giving additional sup. port to the institution for reforming and providing employment for discharged prisoners. There was nothing, be remarked, in the calendar which culled for particular observation. THE TREA D-wntEL. Upon the presentation of the report of Air. Qardner, the autyeon,_ 'The Rev. Mr. Bor.r.awn rose to ask a question from the surgeon of the County. prison, which was connected with a sub ject of some importance that stood for discussion thin day. The question which he wished to put to Mr. Gardner was this—" Will you state you. opinion, from your experience, of the effect of the tread-wheel upon the health of females under your charge ?" Mr. Bruscoc asked whether It was usual to allow questions of this nature to be rut when the question stood fur regular dis cussion in the course of the day ? Mr. ItAtini.t JACKSON said, that the subject was one which ought to be discussed with suitabl e g r av i t y. Il e would not say whether the putting the honourable gentleman's ques tion was or was not a violation of courtesy to Mr. Briscoe, but at all T events he thought that the question, if put, ought t o b e confined to the personal experience of the medical gentleman, and not generally extended. The Rev. Mr. Botr.aun said, that if the Court had had patience, they would have seen that his interrogatory was meant to be confined to Mr. Gardner's personal °Werra. tion. 114 question was, " Will you be kind enough to state the result of your experience of the effect of the tread-wheel on the health of the females placed under your superin tendence ? Mr. Gardner—l have never known it to have had any ill effects. I was not prepared to have been asked this question ; but I do not recollect any instance of ill consequence arising to females by the use of the t rea d- w h ee l. Mr. HOLME Sulu:gun—Yes, but you must recollect that on former occasions you were apprized a similar question would hare been put, anti then you came prepared to give a similar answer. Mr. Gardner , - I did, and have since had no reason to alter that opinion. The Rev. Mr. Bo t.t.axp—ln all the constitutional pecu. liarities of the female sex, is there not a special ex e mp t i on f rom the labour of th e trea d- w h ee l ? Mr. Gardner—Most certainly. The matron has directions to ascertain these cases, and to exempt them. The Rev. Mr. H OLLAND .--D a) you believe from your ex perience, that the labour of the tread-wheel, as applied to females is more severe than that of females labouring in their ordinary avocations ?" Mr. Dan AIMOND said, that this was really a 'general ques tion, as which any man w as as competent to answer a medical gentleman. The CUAIII MAN interposed, and suggested the propriety of not pu;.ing general questions. General THORNTON—I wish to know whether the tread. wheel has, or has not, improved the general health of females. The question, after some discussion, was oreiruled as irre gular. . , .. - Mr. Bulscox here be gg ed le a v e to put a q u es ti on t o the sur. goon : but the farther proceeding by interrogatory was ovcr ruled, and after some conversation, Mr. Briscoe was refused permission to ask the question which he intended. The usual county business of swearing in constables, and re ceiving road report., was then disposed of. EXPENUITURE OP MONEY. Mr. DENISON gave notice of a motion for next sessions on the subject of managing the business of the county. He wished for a Committee to consider the propriety of entering upon the finance business of the county, immediately after the constables were sworn. His object was to prevent their money matters front being thrown aside until most of the Magistrates left the . bench. It would be well to consider the propriety of appointing a Committee:to consider the matter. 31r. Ita.win.x JAcKsov seconded the motion, for be really thought if one day were insufficient, there ought to be two de voted to the county business. It was too much to have such matters indifilaently treated, while gentlemen were either gone to dinner, or In such a hurry to retire for refreshments, as rendered it quite impossible for gentlemen to obtain a hearing. Mr. SeicE it complained that on the last day of the sessions, when only two or three of the Magistrates were present, the rest 1 having gone to dinner, a rate of no less than 14,0001. was levied upon the county. gr. DEN tacos insisted upon the necessity of reconsidering their mode of transactinr the county business. instead of a notice of motion for next session, a- Committee was forthwith appointed, to consider and report upon the present 1 course of business. Mr. Bttrseoe strongly complained of the improper manner in which the county business was disposed of, and that it was owing to the inattention of die Magistrates in the discharge of their duty, that such a state of things prevailed in the county. Indeed, the whole business of the Court seemed disposed of by Mr. Hohne Sumner, who sat more like a . petty sovereign over them, than as one of their equals.,-(Cues of " Hear," and " No.")—Business of great moral and political moment were most improperly neglected. WE/GILTS AND MEARUIits. On the motion of Mr. So SIN En, it Was resolved that a Committee of Magistrates be appointed for the purpose of con. sidering the most effectual method of carrying into efThet the late Act for an alteration in the IVerghts and Measures, with a view to economy, and the general convenience of the several pouts of the. country, and to report their opinions thereupon with all possible speed to the Court. The Committee was or dered to inset on Wednesday ne xt . INSTRUCTION IN PRI , zONS. Mc. PA LitEit. rose to submit a propoaition (the consideration of which had been Adjourned fronithe last Court-dayl which, I , e said, was of a most important nature. It was, that Risque- Lion shonlit be given to the prisoners in the several gaols of the cooky more frequently than it was at preatint. Th e lion. Ma gistrate observed, that the advantages of his motion would he so apparent on his making it, that it would he unnecessary for him to trespass more than a few minutes on the attention of the Court in support of it. It would not be denied that the advan tage of instruction in our prisons was very great, and as far as it had extended had already been productive of the most bene ficial effects. The lion. Magistrate then referred to a late Act of Parliament for the regulation of prison discipline, in which it wathdd down as one of the rules, that instruction should be frequently given to the prisoners in reading and wilting. On this subject, a Committee of the Magistrates haul met, and it was determined, that in all the prisons of the county where the tread. wheel was not used, the prisoners should be instructed for one hour in the day for three days in the week, and in the pri son of Kingston and so:ne others, it was resolved, th at suc h in srruction should be given for one hour each day during the six days of the week. From the adoption of this last resolution, the greatest benefits had been derived. Many persons who had been committed to prison, wholly ignorant of reading and writ ing, had, after a confinement of three or four months, been dis charged, well able both to,read and write. A person committed to prison fur two years would have the advantage, in those daily hours, of one whole month's education, which should not, he thought, be considered too great an indulgence, after so long a period. Alter some f ar ther continents on the benefits of education thus given, the lion. Gentleman moved— " That notwithst a ndi ng t h e repot of a Committee app o i n t e d to consider the instruction of persons committed to prison, it be a recumnientlittion to the visiting Magistrate of the different prisons to cause instruction to be given one hour in each day during every day in the week, instead of three days." • Mr. 11. SUMNRit thlt it hula duty to oppose this motion, as it was only a repetition of a question which had already been fully discussed and decided by a large majority in the Coin mittee to which it had been already referred. it was no wonder that one day should he found insufficient for the business of the county in the consideration of motions, &c., when ques tions were brought forward again and again, after having been before 'fully decided. The practice of giving instruction so many days in the week led to au abuse, in being made an ex cuse for a relaxation of labour ; for the Governor of Brixton would tell them, that-persons who had already learnt to read and write, Were, on their recommitment to prison, known to de. dare their entire I gnorance o f either reading or writin g , i n order dist they might thereby be released for so ninny hours in the week from the tread-wheel. [The Governor, Mr. Green, llen being referred toi fully confirmed this part of the lion. Mem. bet's woui d o state ment.] have tei the effect Not thinking that the proposed mo t i on effect which the lion. Mover believed, he would move " the previous question" as an ameselment. Mr. Dmortsorf entirely concurred in the view taken of this question by his Ron. Colleague. It had been already fully Liiscusse.l, and he thought the decision of the Committee ought to be allowed to remain. Redid not mean to say that repor ts ...and decisions of committees ought always to be gnal, end with. out review by the Court; but in the present case, the decision of the Committee h a d b een rev i ewe d, di scusse d , an d con fi rm- ' ed. He would therefore oppose the motion. Mr. R. JACKSON expr esse d hi mse lf f avoura bl e to t h e or i - ginal motion, and bore testimony to the great advantages which had resulted from the practice of instruction on three days in the week. A person confined for a long period might by instruction for three hours in the week, be taught to read and write before his imprisonment expired; but persons con fined for short periods ought to have increased opportunities by giving them instruction for six h s ittatead orthree. He would4 l cswever, beg to stidA.44.4 that it aeicstruction.to the tvjshing 4 lagishates to conNide Ofunitkir ty o -givitteeinstruc. cii,c „ tNt on aliree 'daya-instead ONiXi. Mr. CIiAJURERA supported the original motion, and con. tended that it was the intention of the Legislature that the ignorant prisoners should be instructed, and therefore that the most effectunl mode of conveying that instruction should be adopted ; and it would ! not be denied that six hours a-week would be mote effectual for that purpose than three. He would mention one fact—that at a'school at this 4ide of Blackfriars bridge, there were upwards of 400 children, who, though they went to their priests once a-week for instruction, were ignorant of the number of the commandments. They knew not the commandment which . prohibited stealing. If a poor child of that description came into prison, was he to be left in his igno rance, or was he to be enlightened by instruction ? Mr. HUDSON thought, from the specimens of improvement he had seen of the boys who had been confined ford weeks, that instruction fur three hours a-week would be sufficient. Many horniest parents were not able to have their children taught to read and write, and he was of opinion that persons should not derive by crime that which they could not procure by honesty. Mr. -BRISCOE said, he did intend to reserve what small por tion of strength he had left for his own motion, (on the subject of female punishment at the tread-wheel), but this question was of such importance, that he could not avoid giving his opi nion on it. Ile owned it gave him great pain to find the Hon. Members for' the county, differing as they did on so many points, concur in wishing to limit the benefits of education.— They had stated, that they thought. enough had been already done with respect to the , education of prisoners. lie differed widely on the subject, and he thought that he could not well discharge his duty as a Magistrate, if he did not take every means in his power to carry into e ff ect the int en ti on o f t h e h e . gislature in the Act alluded to, which evidently was, that ig norant prisoners should be instructed. It was such unfortunate persons that ought to he peculiarly the obj ec t o f t h e i r care . If lie read his Bible right, and he was not ashamed to quote Scripture here, it was not for the whole, but the sick, that as sistance was required ; and they were told that sinners, and not the righteous, were called to repeLtance. The Hon. Magis trate, after dwelling very forcibly on the advantages of in creased opportunities of' education, concluded by expressing his entire approbation or the original Motion. Air. ALLEN supported the original motion. Sir T. Tu ItTON opposed it, and thought that in its pre sent form it would be fettering the visiting 31agisuates as touch as they were by the resolution of the Committee, naming three hours in the week. lie bad no objection to moral in stroction, but he did not think that the minds of prisoners would be much enlarged by the merely learning to write. Mr. 'LItoTTER did not wish to have it understood that the Court had any wish to fetter the visiting Magistrates. Mr. PALMER had no objection to allow his motion to be amended, as had been suggested by the Learned Uentleman (31r. R. Jackson). Mr. 11. S u NNE n objected to it in any shape. After a few words from a Magistrate whose name we did not learn, the question was read from the Chair; and after sonic discussion as to the mode of putting the amendment of the " previous question," a show of hands was taken, when the Chairman declared the majority to be in favour of the amend ment. It was then moved, that the names at each side should be taken down. This IrkS done, and du) Chairman decland the numbers to be—. For the original motion - 16 For the previous question . 20 Majority against the original motion - 4 PUNISHMENT OE FEMALES BY Tit TREAD-WIIKEL. Air. liniscoE said, that in consequence of the lett:may of the hour, he was willing to postpone his motion, anti he thanked' those lilentleriien who had come to support it. He had never before had the good f ortune to have so large an attendance of Magistrates ; b ut i n consequence of the late hour ( he would postpo ne i t . Mr. 11. Sumo:it thought th e course w hi c h the Hon. Ala giatrate was p ursu i ng was strange. After having got the Largeet assemblage of Magistrates, whom he had called loge.- biz o'clock) titer by publi c a d vertisement, he ' then turned round and said he would put it off' for three month* longer. It would be better to dispose of it now. Mr: Blasco': Said he was willing to do so, if Gentlemen did not think it too late.—(Cries of " Uo on, go 0n.".)-11 e would do so, though he could tteettre the Court that he was very weak. Th e H on o urable Magistrate then proceeded, and observed, th a t h e did not des ;air of getting the vote of the H onoura bl e . Member' ter Surrey (Mr. /1- Sumner) in fa v o ur o f hi s it otion, if he gave hint an at tentive and unprej u di ce d hearing.- The great difficulty opposed to him w as t hi s,—that the objection to the one pkytnent of fem a l es on t h e tread-wheel was confounded with objections to that mac hi ne ay a mode of punishment gene rally; but he thought the cases were very different, and a pa wn might fully a pp rove o f that mode of punishment as applied to men, and be opposed to it es far as it included the punish. ment of women. Tide was what he contended for. lie thought that women ou;dtt to be exempted fr.sin this species of prison employment. Ile had visited the prison of Brixton yesterday, and t h ere saw several females on the wheel; they appeared to have had every humane attention paid to their situation, but from the manner in which they were clothed, (having been fur. nished with long flannel trousers), it was clear that the. tread wheel was not a tit mode of punishment for them. The lion. Gentleman then proceeded to urgue, that on physical and moral grounds, women should be exempted from the wheel. In the course of his argument, he mentioned the case of the Athenian lawgiver, (Greco), who held that death was a lit punishment fur every offence, even the lightest, but he knew no greater for the heavies--so said the lion. Member, Mr. 11. Sumner. Me. 11. SUMNER warmly denied that he ever held any such opinion, and begged that the speaker, when he attempted to quote his sentiments, would quote them co rrect l y. ' Most cer tainly he had not done soin this instance, and begged lie would explain. Mr. BitiscoE said he was willing to do so. He only in tended to apply the fact as illustrating the lion. Member's opinion with respect to the tread-wheel, which he seemed to think ought to be the punishment for prisoners confined for every description of offence. He then went on to contend, that it was a most unequal measure of justice to the females of Sur rey, that they should be exposed to a mode of punishment front which females were exempted in almost every other county in England. lie concluded by moving, that females imprison , tit in the jails of Surrey he exempted, from the punishment of the treed-wheel, as being altogether improper for their sex, et e l greater delicacy of their conetitutiona. Sir Tu wrote seconded the motion. ;s of coryor a l pu n i s h. He not only object e d to the tread-wheel but also to every specie tent fur women. Ile thought that, as a mode of punishment, , it was ineffectual ; for women who went into prison compara tively innocent, were injured by association on the wheel with the most aband one d f emales, and came out much worse titan they had gone i n . Mr.if. JACSSON opposed the motion, and contend e d, th at comparatively innocent females were mote exposed to contioni nation from the company of the most abandoned women, under the former state of prison discipline than under that of the-tread. wheel. They were formerly kept together in a room, picking oakum or beating hump, anti there was no check to their in dulging in the most licentious laeguage, whereas, on the tread wheel, they were obliged to keep silence. The Learned Gentle-, man then went on to contend, that physically and morally the tread wheel was a better it.ode of pumehment than that hereto fore used in prison. Alr. 11. SUMNER contended, that according to the Hon. Mover's own allowing, there was no ground for the assumption that the tread-wheel was an improper punishment for fe males. The lion. Mover's humane consideratiori for females did hint credit, but it was carried to an excess. He. (Air. IL Sumner), too, had a great respect for females, and for females of pure character he had the highest respect—the greatest veneration. lie knew that women had a stronger moral 'feel. tug than men, and they were with g r ea t er diffi cu l ty urged to the commissio n o f crim e ; but. w h en t h ey passed the barmier of v i rtue, t h e y plunged to depths of crime at which men shuddered ; and were such women not to be punished ? Ile contended that as a mode of punishment, they had abundance of evidence in favour of the tread-wheel.— When it Was first introduced, they used to have :300 men, and 60 or 70 women, i n a prison at a time ; an d now t h e number of the former was reduced td 150, and that of the women to 30.._ Was not this a proof of the efficacy of the tread-wheel in the prevention of crime ? This question had been already decided, on more than one occasion, though under different shapes, by a large majority of the Magistrates of the County, and h e h oped if again it should be similarly decided, it would be heard of no more. Mr. DENISON agreed with his lion. Colleague, and thought no reason bad been given why this mode of punishing females should be discontinued. He would therefore oppose the mo tion. Experience had shewn, that the tread-wheel had not a bad effect on the female constitution. On the contrary, it was, well known that many unfortunate females who had been on the pave for years, with debilitated constitutions, were so ninth improved in their general health, after being for a time at the wheel, that in the course of a year after they had occasion to be sent to lying-in-hospitals.—(A laugh.) Mr. PALMER admitted that the motion was but still he would support it, because he thought such a mode of punishing females was disgraceful to the country. It had bees so described by the 31 in ister of a neighbouring country (France) who had expressed his surprise that England should bad' adopted such a mode of punishing font/tit!. It was a strong argument in favour of the motion, tharkm 24 prison:ou ..10 country,counties in this that mods„,of p t "s femalitt was not adopted. , • ; Am-KA ilr.,BoLLAsrh dpi#osed file motlint, belauseNt been most clearly proved that the tread-wheel was not injurious to the female constitution. Mr. SWJBET opposed the motion. Mr. Butscox replied, ai.d wished to have his motion changed to the one for the appointment of a Committee to cus sider the subject, and report to the next Court. This was declined by Mr. H. Sumner and others, though warmly pressed by Sir T. Turton and BI r. Palmer. 'rhe motion in its original shape was then put, and the num bers were—For the mouon, 7—Apinst it, 26—Majority against the motion, 18. _ _ . A poor fellow among the bystanders was so much impress. ed in favour of the motion, as to assume one of the functions of a magistrate, and held up his hand for the motion. Ha was noticed, and ordered into custody ; but on the application of Mr. Briscoe, who stated that the prisoner imagined that it was like the London Tavern Meeting, where all had a right to Toth he was discharged. The Court (after some routine business) adjourned at half past eight o'clock. DREADFUL CATASTROPHE. ON THE CANAL, IN ST. JAMES'S PARKA Yesterday, Owing to the severity or the frost for the last day or two, the Canal in the PEA was frozen o'er• and in consequence vast numbers of persons of every denonu nation were assem bled during the day, skating,islid an il Prn` : : tieing others ports. Many parts of the piece of water weredeenica e b n y d th in e m ord en er b t e o lo po ng i i n n t g o t u o t th t e hi P see p . Yfd places Hu n te la die ne Soviet}' at rs. ' ' be unsafe' a rope w". thrown across the Canal, but in our opinion the whole hotly (.) the ice was unsafe, as it most certainly was too thin to wear the number ofindividuals that were congregated upon It. 1 10 " ever the skaters continued their spores till about a emitter past two o'clock, regardless of any danger that might v l6 °l when about that period a dreadful shout from the men, en" the shrieking of the females who we re assem bl e d on the green on either side of the Canal, announced the dreadful calamity we are about to record. In a few minute.; the throng that well dispersed in all parts of the Canal were attracted to one particle' lar spot, the ice having given way, and nu less than 9 unforta ttate Individuals were inguiphed in the watery element. Before any effort could be made to extricate any one, the ice, frotu their exertions to escape, cracked and separated for a consider able distance around them, and tour or bee clung to one soon); man, who was endeavouring to get away .by swimming, and brought him down, and the whole sunk together, but irnme• diately rose to the surface, and separated. The bystanders by this time had procures ropes, which were cast to the atruggling . persons, and 4 were drawn out. There were stills persons In the water, mostly in an exhausted state, and clinging to one so other ; 2 of those, by the courage of some gentlemen, were dam' ged out, but the ropes breaking, the fate of the others scorned ir evitable. One of them, raising his arms, shrieked out, "O n ' God, save me ! my poor mother ! my mother !" and suulr' below the ice. This distressing ejaculation seemed to a d' mulate to renewed exertion, and sever a l p ers on s ran to tu g ' brink of the broken ice, and grasped at the drowning ma. bet the ice again breaking, they were immersed, and with dia. culty escaped. However, ropes being fastenedeiround thre' l young men, they plunged in, seized the struggling peron . ' and rescued one youth, who was then takes ashore m n stA ge of insensibility. The attention of the throng was at this ill ; scant attracted to an elderly gentlem a n, who, a t great persona l risk, saved the lives of two, but in his third effort the tee P e " way, and he sank beneath it, but almost instantly he extr' cated himself, and called for assistance. Ropes were lbw" to him, but the danger was so apparent, that none would /4 1 , 1 proach to his rescue, a nd th e venera bl e gent l ema n aelgsr e likely to share the fate of. the remaining two ' but the Ice bei fl I broken to the bank, severa l p ersons locked their hands, a n° advancing into tile water, dragged him to the side., to ethe great delight of the assembled multitude. But it was checa ee instantaneously by the convulsive c r y o f t h e two y o ung m e n who had grasp e d a firm h o ld o f eac h ot h er, as t h e y s unk rise no more. Some w a t ermen , i n a f ew m i nutes , ca me vr with a boat and the drags, and in about twenty minutes ar e : ceeded in bringing from the bottom the two bodies, Or were brought to the bank, and an itnutediate circle bi a l ~ formed by th e crow d, sonic persona str i ppe d t h e b o di e s, proceeded to use th e means recommen d e d b y t h e H uma ne ..."•• i ceety for the resuscitation of drowned persons ; the bodies Wens rolled and rubbed for nearly half an hour, without any ' selglar I ance of returning anim a ti on , w h en , b y t h e a d v i ce o f a sur geon, they were wrapped - in great costs, and carried across I V Park out at Storey's gate, to the King's Arms and Prince'. Head public-houses, in Prince's -street, Weetminster, whee o the bodies being properly placed on tables, the usual remediq were used for above an hour; but although the chest, feet, en'' extremities were exposed to the most continual rubbing with c cloths, re-animation could not be produced, the vital le% appearing to have departed a considerable time. One of 11, dead was attired in a sailor's dress, and his right ann.': marked with a blue compass and square. The otherli r very genteelly attired in a blue coat and dark trouser* 'I P ; . were both line young men, a pparently not aged more than ' O , Too much praise cannot be bestowed on the persevering PL, rage of those individu a l, who at the immi ne nt peril of their !D.!: saved to their f a milies seven persons, all • o f whom must nsT• perished had it not been for their praise -worthy interference:'' ' t hie - young man, named Villiers Pearce, o n seeing the sitttauf of so many of his fellow-creatures, jumped in three several Linn although warned by the by-standers of the danger that aWn I "Z hint, and each time succeeded in conveying ropes to the 11if, fortunate persons ; and althertigh drenched to the akin, he terwards assisted in rubbing an d carrying the dead bodiess. to ~ the above-named houses. It is lame nt a bl e to describe the la fatuation of those persons who could remain on the C III/ ee e ',kitting and sliding ofter so melancholy an accident had tn .— A persona oet o.f fiaiuleu Persons orisnnio.sswTt assembling o ie i t l i ee i r c eao place:, cnstiuti olall and ue:yud aben:. Canal al : ,eonindys employed means Serpentine x ei Is : i r a dn cartst e t o o n t e 2 : : : :,0 - . place, particularly as the ice in no Dart was actually sell• a be renewed to save those who had by their 0 W obliged n l oh i u r au e esu v di e bish : et ; a°rt :4 by the by, was also thronged) when the ice is in such a id all ee r i , , horses, breaking and carrying it away, which must also t ''' . to weaken the entire surface. (PUITTITER PATI TICULARS.--ANOTIIER BOY DROW )IS LI The m e lan c h o l y catastrophe on the Canal in at. date—tie Park yesterday, did not prevent the assembled persons er ) nuing their amu sement even c l ose to the fatal *pot, and thee;;. ~ sequence was th e H umane S oc i ety ' s men, having rescuetl_,, veral persons, were compelled, by using force, to prevent ny es who were fool-hardy enou g h to venture t h e i r li ves , trom % posing themi e l ves on the fragile surface. Notwithstan p this precaution, numb ers were immersed, and a young rasa' nearly da r k, was extricated, in a drowning siate'rle As the group who perform e d t h e me l anc h o ly b ut Won duties duties of carrying the de a d b o di es o f t h e two un f ortunate youn: risen, across th e P ar k to t h e public-house, where they now an affecting in stance o f sympathy took place at Story ' s ga te two ladies w ere stan di ng amidst the crow d , an d upon t h e sg* proach of the awful train, and on seeing the dead they sill; dered, and one of then* fell to the ground in a fainting A tli . which state she was removed to a neighbouring house. ; ht deed this wa s not t h e on l y i nstance as the melancholy 'tib i a produced the most poignant feelings in all who behe o it. It grieves us to state that whit e a num b er o f pei*° , were performin g th e h umane net o f endeavouring to produce ~ suscitation, a b an d o f h eart l ess m i screants seized the opporton and a vast number of those persons who were so huniancif ployed were stripped of their CP pocket handkerchiefs, tt.c. Gentleman, who lent his great coat to covir one of the bS; was hustled away, whilst a confederate carried off the ns coat, with which he escaped. A number of persons , durinta are . evening of yesterday, flock e d to t h e house where the bodie l the y to see if they could identify, but up to twelve o'clock to-t l s7_ were not owned. One of them (the sailor) had tw a rnt re 4 pawnbroker's duplicates upon hint, chiefly for wearing sPilite pledged in the name of " Jones," at a pawnbroker's in NV h it chapel ; the other is supposed to he a married man, as bo y pockets were found a female cap and frill. The cries of ;l a ke were heard after dark last evening from the Canal, nea r , ( T orn ingham.gate ; a number of persons ran towards the spo t whence the cries proceeded, and sonic object was "% I d be struggling in the water, but before any assistance afforded, the surface of the water became still and the bob cry had ceased, and the unlbrtunate being sunk to rise nniiptho His body has not b een picked up. To-day the ice 411 Parks was thronged with shaters. The River Thames above the bridges yester' day displayed abundance of loose ice.. The Thermometer yest..rday afternoon VS deg. FAlllt. towards midnight it rose to 31-4 stood a (freozin g point.)